Drum-snare.



I. H. SAPP.

DRUM SNARE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21, 1913. RENEWED OCT. 25. 1916.

1,227,496. Patented May 22,1917.

Attorneys ISAAC HUDSON SAPP, OF CHEYENNE, WYOMING.

DRUM-SNARE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 22, 1917.

Application filed July 21, 1913, Serial No. 780,352. Renewed October 25, 1916. Serial No. 127,688.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IsAAo HUDsoN SAPP, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cheyenne, in the county of Laramie and State of Wyoming, have invented a new and useful Drum-Snare, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in drum snares, one object of the invention being the provision of means whereby the usual form of snare made of a nonsonorous material is supported at its respective ends by reduced terminals so as to be non-sonorous, such support constituting a means whereby the snare is vibrated much easier than the usual snare thus producing a more sensitive and brilliantly toned drum.

A still further object of the present invention is a snare in which the amount of snare material is greatly reduced, due to the reduced supporting and tightening connections at the ends thereof.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a top plan View of a snare drum with the present invention applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the snare hoop with the snare carrying casings attached thereto, a portion of the hoop being shown in section to illustrate the position of the snares within.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of a single snare per se.

Figs. l and 5 are detailed sections and side elevations of the present snare connected to the common form of support.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the snare hoop, having adjustably attached at diametrically opposite sides thereof two eXteriorly projecting casings 2 and 3 respectively. The casing 3 is provided with the transversely disposed spindle 4 which is rotated through the medium of the worm gears 5 and 6. Connected to the spindle 4 within the casing 3 are the reduced terminals 7 of the snares 8. The terminals 7 and 9 of the snares 8, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3, are attached to the respective ends of the snare 8 and constitute a hair support for the snare, and thus permit of the closer positioning of the snares, relative to each other, and at the same time by reducing the supporting ends thereof as relates to the spindle 4 and the casing 2 permits the more rapid and easy vibration of the snare body 8 and consequently imparts a better tone to the drum. Furthermore, by utilizing the reduced terminals 7, they can be more abruptly bent back over the marginal portion of the drum head than would be possible should a snare of ordinary construction be employed. Consequently the snare can be placed under greater tension and thus rendered more sensitive. The terminals 9 in order that the respective snares may be adjusted individually and independently, have attached to their extreme ends, the screws 10 which are threaded into the outer wall of the casing 2 and are operated by means of a screw driver, to increase or decrease the tension upon the respective snares, while the connection of the terminals 7 to the spindle 4; is such, that all of the terminals may be wound thereupon by the actuation of the worm 6.

The body 8 of the snare is preferably formed of gut while the terminals 7 and 9 are composed of cord, wire, or in fact any supporting material that can be properly connected to the ends of the snare body and impart the necessary tautness thereto when in the position as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

In the present instance, the supporting connections 79 are threaded through the respective ends of the snare body 8 and tied thereto.

It is also apparent that these terminals 7 and 9 may be formed by reducing the ends of the snare body 8 in any desired manner, by cutting or scraping as may be found desirable.

It is desirable in constructing the present snare, that the terminals 7 and 9 be of a more flexible material and be smaller in diameter than the body of the snare and as before stated, the same may be composed of a portion of the body of the snare or be composed of wire or cord. In the preferred construction, the snare body 8 is composed of gut, while the terminals 7 and 9 are gut or cord of lesser diameter than the body 8.

As shown in Figs. 4: and 5, the snare body 8 With its terminals 7 and 9 are connected to the usual fastenings 11 and 12 of an ordinary drum 13, the main body of the snare being so disposed that the reduced terminals 7 and 9 extend from a point slightly Within the casing of the drum to the fastening devices 11 and 12.

Thus it is apparent that the present form of snare may be readily attached to a snare hoop as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 or to the ordinary snare drum, as illustrated in Figs. 4: and 5.

WVhat is claimed is:

l. A drum head, and a snare having reduced terminals bent back over the mar ginal portion of the head and holding the snare in contacting relation with the head, and attaching means engaging the terminals of the snare.

2. The combination with a drum, opposed snare fastening means thereon, and a drum head, of a snare having reduced terminals bent abruptly over the margin of the head and engaged by the fastening means.

3. The combination with a drum head and opposed fastening devices adjacent the head, of a snare extending across the head and having reduced terminal portions connected to the fastening devices for holding the snare in contacting relation with the head.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

ISAAC HUDSON SAPP.

\Vitnesses:

JAMES F. PHAGAN, Pn'rnn BINGERSEN.

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